1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1171+ words) Rep. Andrew Gray of Anchorage is not a Swiss businessman. Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon is not selling fire sprinkler systems. Lieutenant governor candidate Zac Johnson isn’t running an equestrian fox-hunting club in Indiana. Days after the Alaska Department…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (344+ words) Housing policy should not divide us when we are all interested in solving the same problems. We need to focus on solutions that respect people whether they are low income, middle income or high income. Anchorage has some rough edges…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1672+ words) JUNEAU — Alaska voters and donors in last month’s primary election showed the most support for candidates who say they will join a bipartisan coalition in the state Legislature if they are elected this fall. During the most recent two-year legislative…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (801+ words) Roughly 25 vacation rentals crowd a half-mile stretch along I Street in Anchorage’s South Addition neighborhood. In Girdwood, a single neighborhood block between Alpina Way and Tanner Circle contains 15. “It is still pretty striking just how prolific they are,” said Anchorage…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (130+ words) Who decides that disrespecting the property owners who pay most of Anchorage’s bills is a good idea? Our current Assembly and administration! While I fully support the need for more housing in Anchorage, I don’t support doing it without notifying…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (294+ words) We want to thank Mayor Suzanne LaFrance for recently inviting Anchorage residents to participate in a conversation about her goal of building 10,000 homes in 10 years. It was encouraging to see residents from neighborhoods across the city come together to share…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1379+ words) A preliminary review conducted by the Alaska Department of Law found that 91 out of 121 candidates had “some sort of inaccuracy” on their financial disclosure statements, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom said Monday. That was the reason that Dahlstrom, a Republican who…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (263+ words) The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask the Alaska Legislature for additional funding as it renews its pursuit of a proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline in 2027. Frank Richards, AGDC’s president, said the state-owned corporation will seek $2.5 million from state…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (825+ words) The Trump administration on Friday moved to exempt oil projects in federal territory on the west side of the North Slope from environmental reviews that have been standard for decades. An industry-initiated proposed rule announced by the U.S. Bureau of Land…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (780+ words) Although it’s too soon to know the size of the municipality’s budget deficit for 2027, Mayor Suzanne LaFrance said she expects to face “difficult decisions.” The Municipality of Anchorage’s preliminary budget projections for 2027 show relatively stable revenues for the coming year....